outbrazen
outbrazen verb: to stand one's ground or maintain one's point, or defend bad deeds in a brazen manner.
Verb
outbrazen (third-person singular simple present outbrazens, present participle outbrazening, simple past and past participle outbrazened)
- To stand one's ground or maintain one's point, or defend bad deeds in a brazen manner.
- But of these folks honestly, and the asseverations of traiterous popish Priests, when at their Tryals or Executions they would outbrazen their guilt with pretensions of innocence1679, The Condemnation of the cheating Popish priest
- his better-half[…]outbrazens the sins of her husband, bullies the soldiers, and cringes to the officers1871, Bart Randal H. Roberts, Modern War
- Synonyms:
- brazen out
- To surpass in impudence.
- see their impudence outbrazen'd by a club of mortal puritans1702, Tom Brown, Letters from the Dead to the Living
- Could you not face the world and outbrazen the Devil?1878, E. Jenkins, Haverholme
Synonyms of outbrazen
Forms of outbrazen
| third-person singular present | outbrazens |
|---|---|
| present participle | outbrazening |
| past participle | outbrazened |
| past | outbrazened |
Origin of outbrazen
From out- + brazen.
Questions about outbrazen
- What does outbrazen mean?
- Outbrazen means to stand one's ground or maintain one's point, or defend bad deeds in a brazen manner.
- What part of speech is outbrazen?
- Outbrazen is a verb.
- What is the past tense of outbrazen?
- The past tense of outbrazen is outbrazened.
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